Scaling

'500 Transactions a Second': Vitalik Says Zk-Snarks Could Scale Ethereum

A form of cryptography pioneered by zcash might help scale ethereum "by a huge amount," says founder Vitalik Buterin.

Instead of tackling ethereum's transaction costs, developer Alexey Akhunov focused on the blockchain's state, and the software is ready.

Ethereum researcher Vlad Zamfir has coded up the base architecture of upcoming scaling solution, sharding.

BitGo is taking advantage of a long-promised scaling tech that should see user's transaction fees slashed by up to one-third.

By Alyssa HertigJul 26, 2018

A project called Bitcoin Optech is launching to ensure companies like Coinbase and Square know the best technologies out there to reduce user fees.

By Alyssa HertigJul 20, 2018

The team behind the Raiden, which creates payment channels to help ethereum scale, has launched the final testnet before the tech goes live.

The ethereum network is seeing new levels of congestion with rising use, a development that is spurring proposals for technical improvements.

A developer meeting Friday saw ethereum's developers discuss a proposal that would see two of its most anticipated upgrades update together.

A new digital art project, covered in crypto politics and penises, displays a serious use for bitcoin's layer-two tech, the lightning network.

The lightning network is still new, but a group of its devs are already thinking about an alternative technology to better protect users' funds.

By Alyssa HertigMay 29, 2018

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